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Drivers and fleet managers are voting with their wallets. With forecourt diesel touching two pounds a litre, the business case for swapping expensive fossil fuels for overnight smart charging has never been clearer.
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is reviewing potential levies following concerns that state backed Chinese brands are squeezing traditional European car makers out of the UK market. The government insists no final decisions have been made, but the shift comes as Brussels turns up the pressure. The European Union wants Britain to tighten border rules so the UK does not become an open back door for Chinese models into Europe.
Figures from the SMMT show 4,832 zero emission vans joined UK roads last month, a lift of 13.4 percent year on year. Fleets currently have forty different pure electric commercial models to choose from.
